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1971 ended with the dispute between the Killeens and Mullens still ongoing with little outward manifestation of its existence. This state, or stalemate, continued until May 13, 1972, when Donald Killeen was murdered outside his home in Framingham. Pat Nee said it was done by Jimmy Mantville and Tommy King who waited all night outside…

I hope you have a happy and healthy New Year.  I thank you for reading the post and especially appreciate you who have taken the time to comment to tell me when I erred, or offered another slant on my opinion, or even given some encouragement.  I’ve learned a lot since I started and looking…

I had to go back to Ralph Ranalli’s book Deadly Alliance which I recommended in the early days of this blog to refresh my recollection about an FBI report.  Ranalli wrote one of the earliest of the Bulger books which he put together after attending the hearing held by Judge Wolf in late 1997 and…

I’m reviewing Whitey’s life to determine if his reputation as the most evil of criminals is justified rather than being erroneously posited to us by people who need us to accept it as true. I’ve run through his time up to getting released from prison in 1965 and suggested the next 30 years are the…

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate the birth of Christ; Happy Holidays to Everyone and Best Wishes for the New Years. When the  country was established one of the greatest ideas of the Founding Fathers was the way to deal with the issue of religion. It was the recognition that you have to stay out of…

I’ve spent the last week discussing the issue of Judge Stearns recusing himself. This is now  before the Appeals Court.  That matter will be decided quite quickly. Stearns will be told to recuse himself or will be allowed to preside over Whitey Bulger’s trial. The latter result may come about if the Appeals Court ducks…